Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-07
out, and gives promise OF being happy

The Harrington brass band has caught
its second wind and is again in full blast.
Three thousand dollars have been sub
scrbcd for canning factory at Hebron.
The Western Wave has changed hands.
+. II. Porter is now tumblug in the
surf
Every town in the state is putting the
house in order to welcome the spring
boom.
w. o. Cuddy, Of Doniphan, will do the
heavy handwriting on the Grand Island
Herald.
The North Nebraska travelling mems
association is fitting UP "A club room in
Norfolk.
The country democratic papers unani.
mously cry, Let 'cr roll, Johnny; the
black list is dead"
Exeter has voted aid to the extension of
happy in consequence.
The conundrum, rs Auburn Dead?"
propounded by the Nemaha Granger, is
referred to Brownville for information.
Hardy has received assurances that the
Rock Island extension will cross the Is. IL
M. at that point and make it a great juno
tion city.
DR.. Stone, of Wahoo, has been appoin.
ted by the governor n member of the
board of medical examiners of the State
university.
The authorities of Nebraska City are
endeayoring to induce the Burlington
management to add wagon way to the
railroad bridge.
The York Democrat promises spring
boom edition, on the 3lst inst. it will be
a sixteen page picture Of the sons of York
and their progress.
The first March breeze from the up.
lands caught farmers sowing wheat in
nels were wrapped in furs.
Stockville has frightened its grip on the
county seat of Frontier county. The
commissioners have declared that ma
iorlty of the people favor the town.
Grand Island is preparing a coat of tar
with trimmings for a beastly vagabond
who has been exhibiting his shape to
women on one of the side streets.
The trial of Spencer g. Bryant for
dousing Z. ID. Colby. of Wymorc, with
vitriol closed in Beatrice Saturday, re.
sulting in the acquittal of Bryant
Superintendent O'Bricn, of the state
fish hatchery, bas gone north with $4,000
young trout to be planted in the Stuart.
Bordeaux, Chadron and Verdigrs
streams.
1He toWu VI Sic'SiVoll 10 liz u uuu way.
Cesspools of corruption reek the air, and
unless the hog pens are fumigated or
fired out of town an epidemic of disease
Is certain.
The Chadron waterworks we'll is down
I 900 and the money has been raised to
sink it another thousand feet. The enter
prising borers did not feel content to stop
short at five-foot vein of coal.
The thirtieth wedding anniversary Of
Rev. George Scott and wife of Sutton, was
celebrated Friday evening. Among the
gifts from friends were purse of 5000
and an elegant easy chair.
The citizens of Wayne, in mass meet
ing assembled, declared that the Union
Pacific could build through the town on
its way from Norfolk to Sioux City. This
generous declaration will relieve the
anxiety felt at headquarters.
A collision in the yards of the B. & NJ. in
PlattsmOuth, Saturday morning, resulted
in the death Of Engineer Dick Ledford.
He jumped from the engine when he saw
that a collision was inevitable, but was
caught by falling car and crushed to
death.
Tccumseh is recovering from sensa.
tion. A fast young man with wife and
child to support uttered forged notes to
the amount of $1,000 and skipped the
country. His father-in-law took up the
notes and is ready to welcome the prod
igal.
The Sutton board of trade has called
the attention of the legislature to the i'm
portance of developing the coal interests
in the state. 1t is waste of breath
There is no lobby to back the interests of
the many against the assurance of the
pampered few.
Editor Hyatt, of the North Bend Flail,
xuo nd f0 a oct,, mi N
forty eighth anniversary of his entree
into the world, last Tuesday evening.
One hundred or more friends and neigh
bOrs caught him 'at home" and pre-
sented him with massive pen and
mimic sword, typical of the profession.
A year ago Sheriff Perm, of Custer
county, took to the state asylum a luna
tic named Curtis Bradshaw. On the way
to Lincoln Bradshaw swore he would take
the sheriff,s life at the first opportunity
Last month he escaped from the asylum,
but being peaceable was permitted to re-
turn to his family. Meeting the sheriff IN
town last week he extended friendly
hand, while the other clutched revolver
in his pocket. The omlnous click of the
gun saved the officer. He grabbed Brad
shaw by the throat, dlsarmed him and
took him to Jail.
The poor Of Lake county cost So. 500 in
the last twelve months.
Cattle are suffering from snow and
cold weather in Dicky county.
The freezing of the town pump in
Pierre has doubled the price of beer.
Sioux Falls has laid IN stock of dyna-
mite to demolish ice gorges during the
spring flood.
Rapid City people now cat Nebraska
| flour, feed Nebraska hav and grain, and
use Nebraska butter, eggs and fowl.
Contracts for the right of way for the
Minneapolis & Pacific railway between
Fargo and Grand Forks are about com
pleted.
The Marshall county sufferers are still
destitute, subsisting on rabbits and pOta-
toes alone. They have appealed to the
| legislature for aid. There are 265 fami-
lies--about 4,70O souls. They lost all by
| the hail
The Rapid City Electric Light COM
pany at recent meeting decided to re-
| duce the price of light and will hereafter
charge only $40 instead of $l5 month
for each light of 200 candle power. The
| lights burn all night.